Cooperative Research Investigations - National Reports

CIP participants in the 5 countries undertook cooperative
investigation on their chosen governance themes. This
research effort in itself allowed the stakeholders (national,
regional and local representatives of civil society or the
State, as well as technical specialists) to test out an inclusive
governance approach. They practiced a new style of relations,
reframing RWM issues to address the stakes, concerns,
perspectives and goals of the different player categories.

In France, the cooperative research allowed an exchange of views and
knowledge on implementing reversibility, identifying major issues on
which players then expressed their expectations.

In Romania, strides were made in empowering local stakeholders to
participate in decision making, now and in the long term. The group
looked at roles for local players in vigilance over nuclear and waste
installations and their potential health and environmental impacts.

In Spain, stakeholders examined the economic development that
should accompany the siting of a storage facility. Materials were
developed to support mayors in talking with their community about
technical and social concerns.

In the United Kingdom, addressing the complex question of ‘defining
an affected community’ was highly pertinent in the current stage of the
national siting process, and provided an opportunity for stakeholders
to dialogue across borders.